

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/focal-bathys-wireless-anc-over-ear-headphone.965131/page-32
When set to "Transparent" there's a strong background hiss. Is this how it's supposed to be?
Mine also has hiss in transparency.
Same for me. I think I've mostly gotten used to it as I don't notice it nearly as much as I did at first. It's unfortunate but I will take the slight hiss as I find the transparency mode otherwise excellent. I tend to toggle between transparency and 'soft' noise cancellation in most situations.
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https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/focal-bathys.13567
There is a faint hiss in all ANC modes (much less than with the Bose), but in silent/soft mode, it is only audible when no music is playing. In transparency mode, the hiss is very pronounced, though, I wouldn't use this mode for listening to music. It can be nice, though, when using the Bathys as a headset, as I can hear my own voice better, as well as other stuff that is going on in the office. Sound quality isn't better in Soft ANC mode, might even be a small step worse. I don't see why anything but Silent ANC should ever be used when listening to music.
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